# Phumelela Local Municipality elections

The Phumelela Local Municipality council consists of sixteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining eight are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twelve seats on the council.
In the 2021 South African municipal elections the ANC won a reduced majority of eleven seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 11 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 14 |
| 2006 election | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2011 election | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2016 election | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 election | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 |

## December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 10,336 | 80.14 | 7 | 10,366 | 80.30 | 4 | 11 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,389 | 18.52 | 0 | 2,543 | 19.70 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 173 | 1.34 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12,898 | 100.00 | 7 | 12,909 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,898 | 96.46 | | 12,909 | 96.54 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 473 | 3.54 | | 463 | 3.46 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 13,371 | 100.00 | | 13,372 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 22,606 | 59.15 | | 22,606 | 59.15 | | |

## March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 10,140 | 80.03 | 7 | 10,129 | 80.13 | 4 | 11 |
| | Phumelela Ratepayers' Association | 1,129 | 8.91 | 0 | 991 | 7.84 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 731 | 5.77 | 0 | 793 | 6.27 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 437 | 3.45 | 0 | 457 | 3.62 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 233 | 1.84 | 0 | 271 | 2.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12,670 | 100.00 | 7 | 12,641 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,670 | 97.13 | | 12,641 | 96.83 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 375 | 2.87 | | 414 | 3.17 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 13,045 | 100.00 | | 13,055 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 23,311 | 55.96 | | 23,311 | 56.00 | | |

## May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 10,910 | 76.89 | 8 | 11,008 | 77.53 | 4 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,491 | 17.55 | 0 | 2,472 | 17.41 | 3 | 3 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 429 | 3.02 | 0 | 432 | 3.04 | 0 | 0 |
| | Phumelela Ratepayers' Association | 293 | 2.06 | 0 | 175 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 67 | 0.47 | 0 | 111 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 14,190 | 100.00 | 8 | 14,198 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 14,190 | 97.49 | | 14,198 | 97.63 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 366 | 2.51 | | 345 | 2.37 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 14,556 | 100.00 | | 14,543 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 24,579 | 59.22 | | 24,579 | 59.17 | | |

## August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 11,474 | 77.08 | 8 | 11,544 | 77.39 | 4 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,074 | 13.93 | 0 | 2,112 | 14.16 | 2 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 802 | 5.39 | 0 | 751 | 5.03 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 492 | 3.31 | 0 | 510 | 3.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 44 | 0.30 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 14,886 | 100.00 | 8 | 14,917 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 14,886 | 97.61 | | 14,917 | 97.74 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 364 | 2.39 | | 345 | 2.26 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 15,250 | 100.00 | | 15,262 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 25,832 | 59.04 | | 25,832 | 59.08 | | |

## November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 6,769 | 63.29 | 8 | 7,000 | 65.10 | 3 | 11 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,235 | 11.55 | 0 | 1,378 | 12.82 | 2 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,075 | 10.05 | 0 | 1,211 | 11.26 | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 567 | 5.30 | 0 | 615 | 5.72 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 767 | 7.17 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 90 | 0.84 | 0 | 295 | 2.74 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 114 | 1.07 | 0 | 129 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Freedom Revolution | 79 | 0.74 | 0 | 125 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 10,696 | 100.00 | 8 | 10,753 | 100.00 | 8 | 16 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 10,696 | 97.02 | | 10,753 | 96.73 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 328 | 2.98 | | 364 | 3.27 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 11,024 | 100.00 | | 11,117 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 24,050 | 45.84 | | 24,050 | 46.22 | | |